Glossary
Ammonia
Anaerobic
Biogas
Digester
Effluent
Flammable
Incandescent
Organic
Sludge
Slurry
Soluble
Sub-optimal
Viable
Zero-grazing
a gas with strong smell that is usually produced when organic compounds
decompose
environment conditions devoid of oxygen
gas produced by the anaerobic decomposition of organic materials as a result
of a specific bacterial activity
a closed container which is used to bring about conditions necessary for biogas
production
residue from the fermentation process in a digester
that which can light or catch fire easily
producing or giving light on heating
that which has life: of or from living things
thick liquid material that is discharged from the digester
mixture of water and waste material that is fed into the digester
that which can dissolve, especially in water
less than full capacity
that which is practised and is sustainable
a system where animals are reared in an enclosure. Food and water is
brought to them